Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS
Chapter 6 - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
Subchapter A - SHALLOW CLOSED-LOOP GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS
Section 6.111 - Plugging
Universal Citation: 16 TX Admin Code § 6.111
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) Upon permanent discontinued use or abandonment of a shallow closed-loop geothermal injection well, the owner shall plug the well according to the following standards:
(1) All removable casing shall be removed and
the entire well shall be pressure filled with cement from bottom to the land
surface using a pipe correctly sized to ensure all cement is properly located,
distributed, and cured; and
(2) The
well may be filled with fine sand, clay, or heavy mud followed by a cement plug
extending from land surface to a depth of not less than ten feet below the land
surface.
(b) Any fluids injected into the closed loop system shall not endanger fresh water.
(c) Not later than the 30th day after the date the well is plugged, a driller or well owner who plugs an abandoned well shall submit to the Commission a completed copy of the well plugging report filed with the TDLR electronically through the Texas Well Report Submission and Retrieval System (TWRSRS).
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